Extremely traumatic experiences, such as military combat, can haunt a person for a lifetime due to "flashbacks" that developed because of so much activation in which part of the brain?
a. pons
b. limbic system
c. reticular formation
d. somatosensory cortex
B
You might also like to view...
How much information can be stored in long-term memory?
a. A million chunks can be stored. b. It depends upon how well-rehearsed the information is. c. There is no known limit. d. It depends upon what kind of information is being stored.
Tom is considering moving to a new city. He reads that the employment rate in that city is 90%, which he thinks is very favourable. Ted is considering moving to the same city, but he reads that the unemployment rate is 10%, which he thinks is unacceptably high. Why would Tom and Ted reach such different conclusions based on the same statistics?
A) Tom received information that was framed in a favourable way, whereas Ted received the exact same information but framed in an unfavourable way. B) Tom used base-rate data, but Ted used anecdotal data when forming his decision. C) Tom relied on the representativeness heuristic when making his decision, whereas Ted relied on the availability heuristic. D) Neither Tom nor Ted fully considered other cities, so both their judgements were guided by the conjunction fallacy.
Which of the following functions do stereotypes serve?
A) conserving cognitive effort B) providing ready interpretations for behavior C) providing different standards for evaluating members of different groups D) all of the above
Using an example, describe the steps involved in the scientific method.
What will be an ideal response?